God's on His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back)

God's on His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back) Artist: Martin Gordon
Label: Radiant Future UK
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 604388657322
EAN: 0604388657322
ASIN: B000AL6VY8


Release Date: 2005-10-25

God's on His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back)


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Tracks:

  1. Fickle
  2. All Day Thinking
  3. Miracle Baby
  4. A Portion Of Paradise
  5. Bad Light Stops Play
  6. The Captain Of Pinafore
  7. Here Comes The Family
  8. How Am I Doing So Far?
  9. Gimme Food
  10. God's On His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back)
  11. Too Many People
  12. The End Of The Line
  13. Fags

Product Description

1. Fickle
2. All Day Thinking
3. Miracle Baby
4. A Portion of Paradise
5. Bad Light Stops Play
6. The Captain of Pinafore
7. How Am I Doing So Far?
8. Here Comes The Family
9. Gimme Food
10. God’s On His Lunchbreak
11. Too Many People
12. End of the Line 13. Fags

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What Is A Sparks?.......2005-12-02

If you lend any credence to the old adage that nobody likes a smart ass, then just call Martin Gordon public enemy #1, the former Sparks, Jet, and Radio Stars member and Rolling Stones session dabbler extending the mordant, startling cavalcade of incandescent pop music he first foisted on a largely unsuspecting public with 2003's "The Baboon In The Basement."

While it may be tempting for us mere mortals to wish a pox on Gordon, he'd probably just laugh it off anyway and reach into his pocket for another handful of pixie dust, like he does with "God's On His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back)," the final installment of his Mammal Trilogy (2004's "The Joy of More Hogwash" representing the middle chapter) and another thaumaturgical convergence of cynicism, dulcet tones, and showboating. I really need to burn my thesaurus...

Gordon seems fully incapable of writing a song that is anything short of robust, cramming every available space with the torrent of lyrical and musical ideas cascading from his id, ego, superego and beyond, heady, swirling, sweeping masterpieces not too proud to wisecrack, nudge, and wink.

If there are any Sparks fans out there still in denial about the contributions Gordon made to the arrangement of "Kimono My House," one listen to album opener "Fickle," with tinkertoy piano flourishes right out of Ron Mael's bag of tricks, should have the lot of you scrambling for the sanctity of a razor blade and a warm bath. All that's missing is the oily hair, Hitler moustache, and pedophile countenance.

Songs like "Here Comes The Family" and "A Portion Of Paradise" are, quite simply, what ears were attached to human heads for, impeccably built from the foundation up, no chinks in the armor, instantly imprinted on the frontal lobe and, aside from Todd Rundgren, 10cc, and Robyn Hitchcock, the type of otherworldly, necromantic pop you're unlikely to find anywhere else on this mortal coil.

As with all Gordon ditties, the vibrancy of the hooks often causes one to overlook the fact that subject matter ranges from heart-blocking comestibles ("Gimme Food") to Ghanaian crumb snatchers ("Miracle Baby") to shattered hopes and dreams on the cricket pitch ("Bad Light Stops Play"). Make no mistakes about "The Captain of the Pinafore," though. It's just what you feared: a revved-up, spirited rip through the Gilbert & Sullivan show tune.

Gordon has once again surrounded himself with Sweden's finest, Pelle Almgren, on vocals, and ex-Jook Chris Townson keeping things steady from behind the drum kit, reigning in Gordon's eclectic arrangements and scattergun melodies that buckle under their own weight. Assuming the guitar chair this time around is 23-year-old boy wonder Enrico Antico from a certain boot-shaped peninsula. Gordon fills in the blanks everywhere else.

As if it wasn't already obvious, "God's On His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back)" clearly establishes Gordon as a god among insects, a fulsome treat dancing the devil's razor between transcendent and too damn smart for its own good. Hedging his bets, he hints that his next project may involve heavy lifting equipment, earthmovers, and pile drivers. Somebody pass the petrol.

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  2. Butterfly 9 ~ Butterfly 9
  3. Showdown ~ Gallagher & Lyle
  4. Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom ~ Herman Dune
  5. One Hit Wonders: Who Hit #1 ~ Various Artists
  6. Inkbox ~ Jepetto
  7. The Best of Spirit ~ Spirit
  8. Converted Thieves ~ Black Lipstick
  9. Too Much Is Always Better Than Not Enough ~ Diamond Dogs
  10. Ugly Beautiful ~ Baby Bird

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Intermodulation ~ Bill Evans, Jim Hall

Pure Heart ~ Hiroko Kokubu

Mainstream ~ Vic Dickenson, Joe Thomas

Perspectives ~ George Mitchell

After the Rain ~ Nelson

Chinese Zodiac Signs ~ Various Artists

El Rey del Tango: Gold Collection ~ Carlos Gardel

Luca ~ Luca

Cordas Marfim ~ Helio Celso

Laranjas Do Ceu ~ Darma Lovers